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Old 05-Nov-2007, 04:40
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Default Re: a seventh time or for a seventh time

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Originally Posted by Anglika View Post
In this sentence "for" is being used as used as a function word to indicate the number of occasions - in this case seven - on which Germany scored.
But without "for", the sentence still indicates the number of occasions - in this case seven - on which Germany scored! I just don't understand why the preposition "for" is used here and if it can be left out. Thank you.
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